HEART DISEASE

I WAS SEEN BY MY DR APPROX TWO WEEKS AGO HE HAS SCHEDULED A THALLIUM STRESS TEST WHAT IS HE LOOKING FOR, I DO HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND I AM ON THREE DIFFERENT KINDS OF MEDICATIONS TO CONTROL IT I DID HAVE A FEW CHEST PAINS APPROX TWO WEEKS AGO AND I DO TAKE GIMFIBROZIL FOR HIGH CHOLESTRAL I DO HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE MY DAD HAD A TRIPLE BYPASS AT THE AGE OF 59 MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY DUE TO COMPLICATIONS OF A MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT. I AM ONLY 40 YEARS OLD HOW WORRIED SHOULD I BE ABOUT THIS? PLEASE ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSABLE BECAUSE MY TEST IS TOMMORROW MORNING AT 900AM

[FLBrat]

Good luck with your test.  

[Tarheelguy1967]

I don't think I'd worry about anything - certainly won't help anything, especially your blood pressure.  I'd relax, and see what happens with the stress test.  I think the thallium stress test is a good, pretty reliable, non-invasive test to determine whether or not you have a problem.  Let us know what the results are - good luck!